Darel Dieringer
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| Born: | June 1, 1926 | |
| Birthplace: | Unknown | |
| Died: | October 28, 1989 (aged 63) | |
| Cause of Death: | Unknown | |
| Achievements: | — | |
| Awards: | — | |
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Statistics | ||
| 181 races run over 12 years. | ||
| Best Cup Position: | 3rd - 1965 (Grand National) | |
| First Race: | 1957 Daytona Beach Road Course race | |
| Last Race: | 1975 National 500 (Charlotte) | |
| First Win: | 1963 Golden State 400 (Riverside) | |
| Last Win: | 1967 Gwyn Staley 400 (North Wilkesboro) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 7 | 79 | 9 |
Darel Dieringer (born June 1, 1926 - died October 28, 1989) is a former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup driver. He made his debut in 1957 driving for John Zink and John Whitford but would see little success until 1963, when driving for Bill Stroppe, he won a race, logged 15 top tens, and finished 7th in points. A solid 1964 was followed up by an even better 1965 season when Dieringer collected 15 more top tens in addition to another win and finished 3rd in series points behind Ned Jarrett and Dick Hutcherson while driving for Bud Moore and a variety of other owners. However, he struggled with reliability in 1966 and despite capturing 3 wins, including his biggest win of his career, the Southern 500, only finished 12th in points. Dieringer ran a part time schedule in 1967 and 1968 with limited success and a single race in 1969. He was out of NASCAR until 1975 when he returned for the Charlotte and Superspeedway races and then retired.
